Same with indigenous people on turtle island (north america).

I’d argue that it doesnt really count since the concept of ‘country’ though is more colonial in its origins so realistically, a ‘country’ wouldn’t exist until after colonization in these areas.

Nations might’ve existed with different groups/tribes/villages sharing a culture, but the concepts of clear-cut borders, strict land ownership, and nationalism (which to me are a requirement for the concept of a “country”) are significantly different in many indigenous cultures as compared to colonial states. Maybe with the exception of some Latin American empires? Though I don’t know enough about those empires to be confident in that.

Knitting is sometimes related but not always required

I feel you 100%, I have the same voice. If you want to watch something truly depressing but extremely relatable, the episode called “stupid piece of shit” from bojack horseman covers the topic in a much more real way than any cartoon has the right to do so.

We can get through it though, the voice is a liar.

I don’t… Hahaha this is one of the things I most often speak to my counsellor about though and I’m working hard on it.

My issue is more around productivity (achievements), so what I work on is doing things for the sake of doing them, not for the final product, i.e. doing art for the process or even playing a game just to play and not for literal achievements. Learning to just enjoy things for the process or just doing ‘nothing’. They suggested I could just come home and sit and watch my cats and… Just do nothing. I’m still working on that one.

We haven’t gotten that far into external validation, but I think learning to have compassion/love for yourself helps with that.

Honestly, I had that one and this GIF of a fat weiner dog chasing batman saved to my bookmarks for a long time because they bring me so much joy.

With my current cats I have a clear favourite so I would go to her, and then the other one would run in the room and demand the attention because he is a needy little shit. I love him though, he just never lets her (or anyone) have a moment of peace.

I had the same experience and did feel badly for them as well. For a lot of them (especially middle aged men in my experience), they just seemed very lonely. I miss a lot of those regulars, they were generally good people.

I’ve been to a pro-pal protests few around different cities and have never met any real anti-Semite on the side of the protest. I have, however, met a couple of counter protesters that hold the Israeli flag yet proudly call themselves white supremacists.

I don’t have time to find it right now but that GIF or video of the cat in the bee costume falling over gets me every time

Found it

Cross stitch :)

And (at least for me) the most rewarding!

Some cats are a bit balder there, it can be normal and it can be a health thing. My mom’s cat has a big belly bald spot and the vet says its cause she grooms it too much, but the vet wasn’t able to tell us why she is doing that. My own cat just has a little less hair there naturally ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I cant see my demon but I can sense it, just out of sight. I’m not sure which is worse.

I want to be her when I grow up

I used to get sleep paralysis all the time. For me it was because I was sleeping on my back which (according to some shit I read online a very long time ago) makes sleep paralysis more likely to occur. Haven’t had any issues since I started forcing myself to sleep on my side only.